Prof. Dr. José Antonio Odriozola Appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of “Catalysis” in Chemistry

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. José Antonio Odriozola has been appointed as Section Editor-in-Chief of the “Catalysis” Section in Chemistry (ISSN: 2624-8549).

José A. Odriozola obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry in 1981 in the field of catalysis. In 1997, he obtained his current position of Full Professor in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Sevilla. His research interest is the study of catalysts and catalytic reactions, within operando methods being the focus of his research interests from electrons to reactors. He has more than 350 peer-reviewed publications in the fields of catalysis and chemical engineering, with more than 10,600 citations and an h-index of 56 (Google Academic). He is a referee for most catalytic and chemical engineering journals and has been Editor of three Special Issues and Co-Editor of two books, “Engineering Solutions for CO₂ Conversion” (Wiley) and “Heterogeneous Catalysis for Energy Applications” (Royal Society of Chemistry). Since the late 1980s, he has been studying the nature of adsorbed surface species during reactions, developing a mechanism for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, and further pioneering the use of in operando Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy for the understanding of catalytic reactions. In 1995, structured catalysts have been added to his research interests. The study of metal alloy oxidation and their reactivity with rare earth elements set the background for understanding the behavior of structured catalysts and the influence of the metal alloy on the activity and selectivity of wash-coated catalysts, ending with the development of wall-coated microchannel reactors for hydrogen cleanup and Fischer–Tropsch reactions. In the last few years, his studies have focused on the application of catalysts and structured reactors to recent environmental challenges, CO₂ abatement, and bio-based processes, combining the design of active sites with the tailoring of Au/TiO₂ interfaces for the reverse water-gas-shift reaction or Au/Zr(Ce)O₂ interfaces for the oxidation of HMF to FDCA, as well as for heat and mass transport in structured microchannel reactors.

Name: Prof. Dr. José A. Odriozola
Email: odrio@us.es
Affiliation: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Sevilla, Calle Profesor García González, s/n, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla, Centro Mixto Universidad de Sevilla-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Av. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom.
Interests: structured catalysts and reactors in operando spectroscopies; heterogeneous catalysis for energy and environmental applications
Homepage: https://surfcat.icms.us-csic.es/